- The house system at this selective girls’ school helps pupils forge links across year groups as they compete for points while taking part in sports days and festivals for music and the performing arts.
- Girls have the chance to train with any section of the Combined Cadet Force — Royal Navy, air force or army — and there is a thriving Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
- Musical provision includes an orchestra, choir and jazz band. As well as conventional sports, there are dance groups and clubs covering interests from coding to manga.
- Pupils take part in German, French and Spanish exchanges, while trips have included a science fair in Japan and a geography field trip to Iceland.
- LGGS holds a School of Sanctuary Award and in 2024 invited refugees and asylum seekers from nine countries to talk about their stories in assemblies.
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